Bis-oxalic acid diamides for use as stabilizers

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to certain novel bis-oxalic acid diamide derivatives which are especially useful as ultraviolet absorbers for organic materials. Said new bis-oxalic acid diamides correspond to the formula

El Ited Btates Patent [151 3,683,020 Luethi et a1. 5] Aug. 8, 11972 54] BiS-OXALEC ACID 0 In ES FOR USE FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS AS STABHLEZERS 1,338,399 8/1963 France ..260/559 [72] Inventors: Christian Luethi, Muenchenstein; 1,371,391 7/1964 France ..260/559 Hans-Rudolf Biland, Gelterkinden; Max Duennenberger, Frenkendorf, Primary Examinerl-lenry R. Jiles all of Switzerland W h Assistant Examiner-Harry 1. Moatz 7 Assignee; Ciba (;eigy AG Attorney-Harry Goldsmith, Joseph G. Kolodny,

Bryant W. Brennan and Edward J. Sites [22] Filed: April 2, 1968 [21] Appl. No.: 718,244 ABSTRACT The present invention relates to certain novel bis-oxal- 30 Foreign Application Priority Data ic acid diamide derivatives which are especially useful as ultraviolet absorbers for organic materials. Said April 11, 1967 Switzerland ..5l'32/67 new bis-oxalic acid diamides correspond to the formu- [52] US. Cl. .....260/558 R, 260/32.6 R, 260/32.6 A,

260/45.9 P, 260/ l 12 R, 260/214, 260/231 R, A

260/232 260/247'2 260/47 260/507 wherein A each represents an alkyl, alkenyl, cycloal- 260516 260/518 260/558 260,559 kyl, aralkyl, aryl or amino group, with these groups 260/802 260/803 260/857 260,864 optionally containing further substituents, and B 260/874, 424/59, 424/60, 424/ 126, 252/402, represents an alkylene or arylene grouping which is 252/403, 8/73 96/109 1 17/1385 free of ethylene double bonds and may be interrupted [51] hit. Cl ..C07C 103/38 by heteroatoms, wherein the groups Al and B1 must [58] Field of Search ..260/558, 559, 247.1, 247.2 not displace the absorption maximum of these com pounds to above 370m and wherein at least one of References Cited the groups A and B must contain a benzene ring UNITED STATES PATENTS which is directly bonded to a Nl-lgroup according Q to the above formula. 3,256,284 7 6/1966 Rio ..260/559 12 Claims, N0 Drawings BIS-OXALIC ACID DIAMIDES FOR USE AS STABILIZERS The present invention relates to new bis-oxalic acid diamides, processes for their manufacture, and their use for stabilizing organic materials, especially to the influence of ultraviolet radiation.

The new bis-oxalic acid diamides correspond to the general formula wherein A, and A, represent identical or different alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl groups or amino groups, which may optionally contain further substituents, wherein B, furthermore represents an alkylene or arylene grouping which is free of ethylene double bonds and is optionally interrupted by heteroatoms, wherein the groups A,, A, and B, do not displace the absorption maximum of these compounds to above 370 mg, and wherein at least one of the groups A,, A, and B, must contain a benzene ring which is directly bonded to a NH- group in accordance with the above formula.

The last-mentioned condition in the above formulation means that the structural element must be present at least once, either as a bivalent intermediate unit or as a monovalent terminal unit, and that the benzene ring may also be connected to other ring systems, such as for example of naphthalene or tetrahydronaphthalene.

For reasons of simpler preparative accessibility, the group of compounds, form amongst the compounds according to formula l which is mostly of greater practical interest is that where the compounds contain identical residues A, and A,', that is to say compounds of formula wherein A, each represents an alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl group or an amino group, with these groups optionally containing further substituents, and B, represents an alkylene or arylene grouping which is free of ethylene double bonds and is optionally interrupted by hetero-atoms, wherein the groups A, and B, must not displace the absorption maximum of these compounds to values lying above 370 mu, and wherein at least one of the groups A, and B, must contain a benzene ring which is directly bonded to a NH group according to the above formula. By an amino group which is optionally further substituted there is preferably to be understood, for A,, an alkyl (C,--C, )amino, hydrazino or phenylhydrazino group.

Within the framework of the above definitions,

preferred interest attaches to bis-oxalic acid diamides of formula to four carbon atoms, an alkyl group having one to l8 carbon atoms, an alkylaminoalkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group each having up to eight carbon atoms, a morpholino-alkyl (1-4 C) group, a phenyl-alkyl (1-4 C) group or an amino group, and B represents (a) an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms, (b) an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms which may be interrupted by --NH groups or N(alkyl)- groups having one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl part, or (c) a phenylene residue which may contain halogen atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups having one to four carbon atoms each, (d) a naphthylene residue, (e) a diphenylene residue which may carry alkyl or alkoxy groups containing one to four carbon atoms, or (f) a residue wherein Z denotes hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms and X represents an alkylene group containing one to four carbon atoms or a bridge member -O, -S-, NH- or --SO and wherein the groups A and B must not displace the absorption maximum of these compounds to values above 370 mu, and wherein furthermore at least one of the groups A, and B must contain a benzene ring which is directly bonded to a NH- group according to the above formula.

Important types of compounds according to the above definition may be circumscribed as follows: I. Bix-oxalic acid diamides of formula wherein D, denotes a residue containing one to two benzene nuclei with one benzene nucleus bonded to the NH- group of the above formula, and which may in turn be substituted(a) by alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, cyclohexyl groups or araliphatic groups or their substitutive derivatives having up to 18 carbon atoms, (b) by hydroxyl groups, amino groups, carboxyl groups, sulphonic acid groups or their functional derivatives, or (c) by other, non-chromophoric, substituents, and E, denotes a phenylene residue, diphenylene residue, naphthylene residue or a residue wherein the phenylene groups of these residues each may carry a substituent Z, having the significance of an alkyl or alkoxy group containing one to four carbon atoms, a halogen atom or an SO H group, and X, represents an alkylene group containing one to four carbon atoms or a bridge member -O, S, N

wherein D denotes a residue containing one to two benzene nuclei and bonded by a benzene nucleus to the NH- group of the above formula, this residue in turn being possibly substituted (a) by alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, cyclohexyl groups or araliphatic groups or their substituted derivatives having up to 18 carbon atoms, (b) by hydroxyl groups, amino groups, carboxyl groups, sulphonic acid groups or their functional derivatives, or (c) by other non-chromophoric substituents, and U represents an alkylene residue containing one to 18 carbon atoms, whose carbon chain may be interrupted once or several times by nitrogen, oxygen or sulphur bridges.

III. Bis-oxalic acid diamides of formula wherein D each denotes a phenyl group or a phenyl group having one to two alkyl groups with one to six carbon atoms or alkoxy groups with one to eight carbon atoms as substituents, and U represents an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms or an alkylene group with one to 12 carbon atoms which may be interrupted by NH- groups or -N(alkyl) groups having one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl art. i V. Bis-oxalic acid diamides of formula wherein E denotes a phenylene residue, diphenylene residue, naphthylene residue or a residue wherein the phenylene groups of these residues each may carry a substituent Z having the significance of an alkyl or alkoxy group containing one to four carbon atoms, a halogen atom or an SO H group, and X represents an alkylene group containing one to four carbon atoms or a bridge member O, S, -N or -SO and V represents an alkyl group, alkenyl group, cycloalkyl group or aralkyl group having up to 18 carbon atoms or a substitutive derivative of such a group.

V. Bis-oxalic acid diamides of formula wherein E represents (a) a phenylene residue which may contain halogen atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups having one to four carbon atoms each, (b) a naphthylene residue (c) a diphenylene residue which may carry alkyl or alkoxy groups containing one to four carbon atoms, or (d) a residue wherein Z denotes hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms and X represents an alkylene group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a bridge member O, S, NH or SO and V represents an alkenyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an alkyl group having one to 18 carbon atoms, an alkylamino-alkyl group or a hydroxyalkyl group each having up to eight carbon atoms, a morpholinoalkyl( 1-4 C)--group, a phenyl-alkyl (l-4 C)-group or an amino group.

Within the framework of the above definitions (especially those of formulas 4, 5 and 7) substitutive derivatives of alkyl, alkenyl, cyclohexyl or araliphatic groups are to be understood as groups such as for example hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, halogenalkyl, carboxyalkyl, carbalkoxyalkyl, cyanalkyl, sulphonylalkyl, aminoalkyl or alkenyl, cyclohexyl or araliphatic groups with analogous substituents. Aralkyl groups mostly represent phenylalkyl groups with one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl part.

By functional derivatives of hydroxyl and amino groups there are above all to be understood the alkoxy, alkenyloxy, phenoxy, aromatic and aliphatic acyl compounds, as well as the analogous cases for amino groups (alkylamino, arylamino and acylamino residues). F unctional derivatives of carboxyl and sulphonic acid groups are above all their aliphatic and aromatic esters and amides (or substituted amides) (the salts are to be included with the acids themselves). As further nonchromophoric substituents there may for example be mentioned the nitrile group and halogen atoms.

Specific interesting types of compounds, mostly for special end uses, are represented by those corresponding to the following formulas:

a. Compounds of formula wherein E represents a group with Z having the significance of hydrogen, methyl or metho y, and R and R denote a hydrogen atom, an alkoxy group containing one to 18 carbon atoms or an p-pheny1ene-bis-(octadecyloxamide), p-phenylene-bisalkyl group containing one to 18 carbon atoms. (B-hydroxyethyl-oxamide), p-phenylene-bis-(yb. Compounds of formula morpholinopropyloxamide), m-phenylene-bis- NHCOCONHUaNHCOCONH-@ wherein U represents an alkyl group containing one to (ethyloxamide), m-phenylene-bis-(methallyl-oxa- 12 carbon atoms which may be interrupted by -NQ l 0 mide), m-pheny1ene-bis-(cyclohexyloxamide),(2,5- bridges, wherein Q represents hydrogen or an alkyl dimethoxy-1,4-phenylene)-bis-(butyloxamide), (2,5- group containing one to four carbon atoms and R ro-l, -p y -(fi y y ox mide), denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkoxy group containing (2, y -p y yl-hexy1oaone to 18 carbon atoms or an alkyl group containing y -p y y one to 12 carbon atoms. 15 l,5-naphthy1ene-bis-(ethyloxamide), 1,5-naphthy1enec. Compounds of formula bis-(aminooxamide), p,p'-biphenylene-bis-( phenwherein Z; denotes a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or ylamino-oxamide), p,p'-biphenylene-bis-(methyloxaa methoxy group and V denotes an alkyl group conmide), p,p'-biphenylene-bis(octyloxamide), p,p'-

taining one to 18 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group conbiphenylene-bis-(dimethylaminopropyloxamide), taining up to four carbon atoms, an aralkyl group con- (3,3'dimethoxy-4,4-biphenylene)-bis-(methyloxataining a benzene residue and an alkyl part containing yip y one to four carbon atoms, a hydroxyalkyl group cony i xyp taining one to eight carbon atoms or an aminoalkyl y p -(v-m rp r'- y group containing one to 18 carbon atoms, whose amino p y Q- 'ffi y y ,4'-bisgroup may be alkylated or may represent a morpholinio (mgthyloxamlfie)-dlphqnylmethane, y residlm amide)-4,4-d1methyl-d1pheny1methane, 4,4'-bis-(/3- 1. Compounds ff l ethoxyethyloxamide)-diphenyl-dimethylmethane, p,p'-

bipheny1ene-bis-(y-dimethylaminopropyloxamide). 1- HE1NH-COCO The compounds characterized above may be manu- 1 factured analogously to processes which are in themwherein E has the significance given above and F selves known. For the compounds of formula(2)which represents an amino group or a phenylamino group are of symmetrical structure as regards the residues A B wa of example there may be listed the following and are of practlcal importance, the most lmportant com pouri ds corresponding to the above general formu- 40 i g of manufgctge colllslsts of elther reactmg 1 las which may be obtained according to the manufacmo 0 acompoun o Ormu a turing processes given below. (13) YOC--OCNHB NH-CO-CO Y Exam les of the t pe of formula (4): p-phenylenel z m phenylene with 2 mols of an amine A -NH or reacting 1 mol of bis-(2',4'-diethoxy-oxanilide), (2,5-dimethoxy-l,4- an amme phenylene)-bis-(oxanilide), (2,5-dichloro)-l ,4-phen- (14) 1-I N--B,N1-1 ylene-bis-( 2'-oxalylnaphthylamide (2,5-dimethyll ,4- phenylene )-bis-(4'-acetoxyoxanilide), (6-methyll ,3- phenylene)-bis-(2'-allyloxy-4'-isonony1-oxanilide),

1 ,5-naphthy1ene-bis-(4'-methy1-oxanilide), p.p'- biphenylene-bis-(2"-dodecyloxy-oxani1ide), (3,3'- dimethoxy-4,4-biphenylene )-bis-( 4' -cyano-oxa.ni-

lide), (3,3 '-dimethoxy-4,4'-biphenylene)-bis-( 2"-octadecyloxy'oxanilide) 4,4"bis(z"'butoxyoxan and 200C in the presence of a solvent boiling above lide)-diphenylfnethane, 9 120C, or in the melt and in the presence of not more diphenylsulphide, 4,4-b1s-(4' -butyloxaml1de)-d1phenthan mol of boric acid with 2 mols of a compound of formula A NHCO COY, wherein A and B have the significance given 5 above and Y represents -OH, --C1 or OA1k, with Alk having the significance of a lower alkyl group (containing one to four carbon atoms). in the case where Y denotes a hydroxyl group or a group OA1k, the condensation is carried out at temperatures between 120 Ylsulphone, y y p The choice of the manufacturing process variant yl ether. which is most advantageous in each particular case Examples of the type of formula y within the framework of the general principle given -l y above is determined on the one hand by the accessibilitadecylene-biS-(2'-O y- 'P Py ty of the starting materials and on the other hand by the i y xy x P Pylamin -b1 reactivity of the functional groups which are to be l"-oxalylnaphthylamide), 2,2'-diethy1sulphide-bis-(2 reacted. As regards the latter aspect it must be borne in "-lauroy1oxy-5"-tert.buty1oxanilide), 4,4'-dibutyl mind that the reaction of an acid chloride group with ether-bis-(2"-methoxy-oxanilide). an amino group, regardless of which of the positions in- Examples of the type of formula (7): p-phenylenedicated in the above formulas they occupy, in general bis-(methyloxamide), p-phenylene-bis-(octyloxamide), takes place easily (that is to say low reaction temperatures, say to 150C, suffice and catalysts can in most cases also be dispensed with). The reactions of a carboxyl group or carboxylic acid alkyl ester group (regardless at which of the positions indicated above as being possible) with an alkylamine of the type V NH (see below) or an alkylene diamine of the type N11 U,NH (see below) takes place comparably easily. Preferred possible temperatures for this type of reaction are between 40 and 120 C, and it is appropriate to carry out the condensation at the reflux temperature of the reaction mixture. Additives which bond hydrochloric acid are mostly not necessary; equally, azeotropic removal of the alcohol produced in one of the types of reaction can be dispensed with.

The reactions of the carboxyl group or of the carboxylic acid alkyl ester group with arylamines of the type D NH (see below) or arylenediamines of the type Nl-l -E,Nl-1 (also see below) prove to be more sluggish and therefore to require higher reaction temperatures (120 to 220C), and are frequently also appropriately carried out in the presence of condensation catalysts such as for example boric acid.

For these, it is appropriate to work in the melt or in high boiling solvents (boiling point 150C) such as for example dichlorobenzene and in the presence of a condensation catalyst, for example catalyst quantities of boric acid (about 0.1 mol or less), and to remove the water or alcohol formed during the reaction (azeotropically). The reaction temperatures are herein preferably between 150 and 200C.

The following routes may be particularly picked out from the multiplicity of fundamentally possible variants according to the above general reaction scheme, taking into account the above information and the practical significance of the end products:

There are two advantageous routes for the manufacture of bis-oxalic acid diamide derivatives according to formula (3), of which the first consists in carrying out the condensation of 1 mol of a compound of formula at temperatures between 120 and 220C, optionally in the presence of a solvent and a condensation catalyst, with D and E having the significance given above and Y representing -OH or OAlk, with Alk having the significance of a lower alkyl group.

According to the other advantageous method of manufacture the procedure is to effect the condensation of 1 mol of a compound of formula (17) NH -E -NH with 2 mols of a compound of formula (18) D NHCOCOY at temperatures between 120 and 220C, optionally in the presence of a solvent and a condensation catalyst, with D and E having the significance given above and Y representing --O1-l or OAlk, with Alk having the significance of a lower alkyl group.

When manufacturing compounds as defined under formula it is appropriate to proceed by effecting the condensation of 1 mol of a diamine 8. 19 NH2-U1NH2 with 2 mols of an oxalic acid half-amide of formula (20) D Nl-lCOCO-Y at temperatures of between 0 and 150C, optionally in the presence of a solvent, with U, and D having the significance given above and Y representing --OH, C1 or OAlk, and Alk representing a lower alkyl group.

Compounds according to formula (7) may advantageously be obtained by condensing 1 mol of a compound of formula (21 YCOCONH-E NHCOCO-Y with mols of an amine of formula (22) V NH at temperatures of between 0 and 150C, optionally in the presence of a solvent, with E and V having the significance given above and Y representing Ol-l, C1 or OAlk, and Alk denoting a lower alkyl group.

Free hydroxyl groups in the compounds obtained according to the above processes may subsequently be etherified or esterified according to methods which are in themselves known.

Suitable solvents are for example aromatic hydrocarbons or aromatic halogenated hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene and chlorobenzene, and furthermore also above all those having a boiling point above about C, such as say dichlorobenzene and trichlorobenzene or p-cymene, alcohols or their ethers such as ethanol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerine, diethylene glycol diethyl ether or cyclic ethers such as dioxane.

By means of the compounds described above under formula l) and the subsequent formulas it is in principle possible to stabilize and protect all those organic materials which are in some way damaged or destroyed by the influence of ultraviolet radiation. Such damage as a result of the influence of thesame cause, namely ultraviolet radiation, may have very diverse effects, for example a change of color, change in the mechanical properties (brittleness, crazing, tear strength, flexural strength, abrasion resistance, elasticity or ageing), initiation of undesired chemical reactions (decomposition of sensitive chemical substances, for example medicines, photochemically induced rearrangements, oxidation and the like (for example of oils containing unsaturated fatty acids)), initiation of burn phenomena and irritations (for example in the case of human skin) and many others. Preferential importance attaches to the use of the bis-oxalic acid diamides defined above for protecting polycondensation products and polyaddition products against ultraviolet action. Furthermore a whole series of the compounds defined above, in ad dition to the ultraviolet protective action mentioned, also exhibit a stabilizing effect towards the action of oxygen and heat, as well as antistatic properties.

The organic materials to be protected may be in the most diverse processing states and aggregate states, whilst their common characteristic consists of a sensitivity towards ultraviolet radiation.

As low molecular or higher molecular substances which are possible substances for protection or stabilization by the process according to the invention there may for example be mentioned, without restricting the invention thereto: organic natural substances such as are used for pharmaceutical purposes (medicines), dyestuffs which are sensitive to ultraviolet light, compounds which are foodstuffs or are present in foodstuffs and are decomposed by exposure to light (unsaturated fatty acids in oils) and the like.

As high molecular organic substances there may for example be mentioned: 1. Synthetic organic high molecular materials such as: (a) polymerization products based on organic compounds containing at least one polymerizable carboncarbon double bond, that is to say their homopolymers or copolymers as well as their post-treatment products such as for example cross-linking, grafting or degradation products, polymer dilutions, modified products obtained by conversion of reactive groups in the polymer molecule and the like, such as for example polymers based on a,l3-unsaturated carboxylic acids (for example acrylates, acrylamides or acrylonitrile), of olefine hydrocarbons such as for example a-olefines, ethylene, propylene or dienes, that is to say also rubbers and rubber-like polymers (also so-called ABS-polymers), polymers based on vinyl and vinylidene compounds (for example styrene, vinyl esters, vinyl chloride or vinyl alcohol), of halogenated hydrocarbons, of unsaturated aldehydes and ketones, allyl compounds and the like; (b) other polymerization products, such as for example products obtainable by ring opening, for example polyamides of the polycaprolactam type, and also formaldehyde polymers or polymers which are obtainable both by polyaddition and also by polycondensation such as polyethers, polythioethers, polyacetals or thioplastics.

(c) Polycondensation products or pre-condensates based on bifunctional or polyfunctional compounds having groups capable of condensation, their homocondensation and cocondensation products as well as products resulting from posttreatment, of which there may be mentioned by way of example: polyesters [saturated (for example polyethylene terephthalate) or unsaturated (for example maleic acid-dialcohol polycondensates as well as their cross-linking products with copolymerizable vinyl monomers), unbranched as well as branched (also based on polyhydric alcohols, such as for example alkyd resins)], polyamides (for example hexamethylene diamine adipate), maleate resins, melamine resins, phenolic resins (for example novolacs), aniline resins, furane resins, carbamide resins and also their pre-condensates and products of analogous structure, polycarbonates, silicone resins and others.

(d) Polyaddition products such as polyurethanes (cross-linked or uncross-linked) and epoxide resins.

II. Semi-synthetic organic materials such as for example cellulose esters or mixed esters (acetate or propionate), nitrocellulose, cellulose ethers, regenerated cellulose (viscose or cuprammonium cellulose) or their post-treatment products, and casein plastics.

III. Natural organic materials of animal or vegetable origin, for example based on cellulose or proteins such as wool, cotton, silk, raffia, jute, hemp, furs and hair, leather, finely divided wood materials, natural resins (such as colophony, especially lacquer resins), gelatines, glues, and also rubber, guttapercha, balata, as well as their post-treatment and modification products, degradation products, and products obtainable by conversion of reactive groups.

The possible organic materials, especially plastics of the class of vinyl chloride polymers, saturated and unsaturated polyesters, celluloses and polyamides, may be present in the most diverse processing states (raw materials, semi-finished goods or finished goods) and aggregate states. They may on the one hand be present in the form of the most diverse shaped structures, that is to say for example predominantly three-dimensional articles such as profiles, containers or the most diverse machined articles, chips or granules, or foams; predominantly two-dimensional articles such as films, foils, lacquers, impregnations and coatings or predominantly one-dimensional articles such as filaments, fibers flocks, bristles and wires. The materials mentioned may on the other hand also be present in unshaped states, in the most diverse homogeneous and inhomogeneous forms of division and states of aggregation, for example as powders, solutions, normal or inverted emulsions (creams), dispersions, latices, sols, gels, putties, waxes, adhesives and filling compositions.

Fiber materials may be present in the most diverse predominantly non-textile processing forms, for example as filaments, yarns, fiber fleeces, felts, waddings, flocked structures or as textile woven fabrics or textile laminates, knitted fabrics, paper, cardboard and the like.

The new stabilizers may for example also be employed as follows: (a) In cosmetic preparations such as perfumes, colored and non-colored soaps and bath additives, skin creams and face creams, powders, repellants and especially sun oils and creams; (b) mixed with dyestuffs or pigments or as an additive to dye baths, printing pastes, etching pastes or reserve pastes, and furthermore also for the post-treatment of dyeings, prints or discharge prints; (c) mixed with so-called carriers, antioxidants, other light protection agents, heat stabilizers or chemical bleaching agents; (d) mixed with cross-linking agents, finishing agents such as starch or synthetically accessible finishes; (e) combined with detergents. The detergents as stabilizers may also be separately added to the wash baths which are to be used; (f) in gelatine layers for photographic purposes; (g) in combination with polymeric carriers (polymerization, polycondensation or polyaddition products) in which the stabilizers are contained, optionally in addition to other substances, in a dissolved or dispersed form, for example in the case of coating or impregnating agents or binders (solutions, dispersions or emulsions) for textiles, fleeces, paper and leather; (h) as additives to the most diverse industrial products in order to reduce their speed of ageing, for example as an additive to glues, adhesives, paints and the like.

To the extent that the protection agents to be used according to the invention are to be used for the treatment of textile organic materials of natural or synthetic origin, for example textile woven fabrics, they may be applied to the substrate which is to be protected at any stage of the final processing, such as finishing, creaseproofing, dyeing processes, and other finishing by fixing processes resembling dyeing processes.

The new stabilizers to be used in accordance with the invention are preferably added or incorporated into the materials before or during their shaping. Thus for example when manufacturing films, foils, strips or shaped articles they may be added to the compression moulding composition or injection moulding composition, or

they may be dissolved, dispersed or otherwise finely distributed in the spinning composition before spinning. The protective agents may also be added to the starting substances, reaction mixtures or intermediates for the manufacture of fully synthetic or semisynthetic organic materials, that is to say also before or during the chemical reaction, for example in the case of a polycondensation (that is to say also to pre-condensates), a polymerization (that is to say also to prepolymers) or a polyaddition.

An important variant, in respect of use technology, for the stabilizing agents to be used in accordance with the invention is to incorporate these substances into a protective layer which protects the material behind it. This can be done in the form of applying the ultraviolet absorption agents onto the surface layer (of a film, a fiber, or a multidimensional shaped article). This is for example achievable by a kind of dyeing process, or the active substance may be embedded in a polymer (polycondensate or polyadduct) film by surface coating methods which are in themselves known, using polymeric substances, or the active substance can be allowed to diffuse or swell into the surface layer in a dissolved form by means of a suitable solvent. A further 25 important variant consists of the ultraviolet absorption agent being embedded in a self-supporting essentially two-dimensional carrier material, for example a film or the wall of a container, in order thereby to keep ultraviolet radiation away from the substance lying behind it (examples: display windows, films, transparent packaging, and bottles).

It is obvious from the foregoing that in addition to the protection of the substrate or carrier substance which contains the ultraviolet absorption agent, the protection of other concomitant substances of the substrate is simultaneously also achieved, for example of dyestuffs, anti-oxidants, disinfectant additives, antistatic agents and other finishes, plasticizers and fillers.

Depending on the nature of the substance to be protected or stabilized, on its sensitivity or the form of protection and stabilization from the point of view of use technology, the requisite quantity of stabilizer may vary within wide limits, for example between about 0.01 and 10 percent by weight relative to the amount of submaterials to be protected, in a homogeneously distributed form before final shaping.

1f the substance to be used in accordance with the invention is to be applied to the surface of the substrate to be protected, such as for example a fiber material (woven fabric), then this can advantageously be effected by introducing the substrate to be protected into a bath which contains the ultraviolet absorption agent in a dissolved or dispersed form. Suitable solvents may for example be methanol, ethanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, methyl ethyl ketone cyclohexanol or especially water. The substrate to be treated is, similarly to the case of dyeing processes, left in the bath for a certain periodl0 minutes to 24 hours suffice in most cases-at to 120C, during which time the bath may optionally be agitated. Thereafter the material is rinsed, optionally washed and dried.

It is frequently appropriate to employ the abovementioned light protection agents in combination with sterically hindered phenols, esters of thiodipropionic acid or organic phosphorus compounds.

Admittedly oxalic acid-bis-oxyarylamides have already been recommended as protective agents against ultraviolet radiation, but at that time it was believed that the light stability of such compounds was tied to the presence of free hydroxyl groups in the ortho-position to the bonds to the amide nitrogen atoms. In contrast to this belief it has now been found that special asymmetric oxalic acid diarylamides which lack the characteristic mentioned not only prove to be technically excellently usable ultraviolet absorption agents but surprisingly also show higher light stabilities.

The parts mentioned in the following examples al- 3 5 ways represent parts by weight unless otherwise stated.

EXAMPLE 1 9.7 parts of the compound of formula C H -NH COCOOC H are dissolved in parts of toluene at 3.6 parts of N,N-bis-(3-aminopropyl)- methylamine in 20 parts of toluene are added dropwise with stirring at 50C over the course of 30 minutes. The mixture is thereafter stirred for 2 hours at each of 50, and C. The ice-cooled reaction mixture is suc- 45 tion-filtered and washed with 30 parts of alcohol.

Yield, 9.2 parts of the compound strate to be protected. For most practical purposes quantities of about 0.05 to 2 percent however suffice.

The process for the protection of organic materials against the action of ultraviolet radiation and heat which follows from the foregoing thus consists of homogeneously distributing the compounds defined above in the organic materials to be protected, applying them to the surface of these materials, or coating the materials to be protected with a filter layer which contains the compounds described.

In particular it is appropriate to proceed by incorporating the compounds described above, in bulk, or in a dissolved or dispersed form, in the organic materials to be protected in amounts of 0.1 to 10, preferably 0.2 to 2.0, percent by weight relative to the quantity of the Melting point 180 to 181C.

Analysis: C H O N Calculated C 62.85 H 6.65 N 15.94 Found: C 62.96 H 6.56 N 16.07

EXAMPLE 2 9.7 parts of the compound of formula C rl -NH- COCOOC H and 5 parts of 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane are fused with 0.3 parts of boric acid at C in an apparatus with a descending condenser, the temperature is raised to C over the course of 1 hour and the resulting alcohol is thereafter distilled off for 2 hours at 170C and 2 hours at C. Yield: 9 parts of the compound (from dimethylformamide) Melting point: 320C.

Analysis: C H O N Calculated C 70.72 H 4.91 N 11.38 Found: C 70.52 H 4.91 N 11.39

EXAMPLE 3 8.9 parts of the compound of formula OCH: OCH

are dissolved in 100 parts of boiling dioxane and 5.2 parts of octylamine are added. The reaction mixture is stirred for 21 hours at the boiling point of the dioxane.

Thereafter the reaction solution is cooled to room temperature and water is added to it. The precipitated product is suction-filtered and dried. Yield of crude product, 9.0 parts (73.2 percent). The product for analysis, of formula which has been twice recrystallized from dimethylformamidemethanol, shows the following data: Melting point 189to 190C.

W--Nll -()()--(10-Nll ---NIl- -(JO CO Nll W I 11: W 111 IV I II1W= III IV I (CHa):

32.. 261-262 57.13 7.10 10. 66 U.1I2 N 56.82 7.06 16.80

35.-C1H11 300-301 65.70 8.02 11.81 65. 00 8. 84 11. 76 36.- -C11H11 266-267 73.16 10.05 7.42 73.08 10. 82 7. 54

37.- CH4CH2OH 320-330 40. 70 5.36 16.56 40. 51 5. 16. 88

CHz :CHZ

30.- CH; 304-305 57.12 7.67 10.00 56. 04 7. 48 10. 70 ----CH: N

CH C2115 205-206 65. 70 802 11.81 06. 000 8. 81 11.62 -OHzCH W-NII-C o-o ONH-NH-C 0-0 O-NI-I-W I II:W= III Iv 43.. CH; 353 66.34 6.03 12.00 66. 06 6. 16 12. 83 -CH2C=CH2 CH2CH2CH2N 45.. 01111 207-208 70.04 8.08 10.21 60. 60 8. 28 10. 11 CH:CH

48.- 304-305 62.05 6.04 14. 47 CII2CII2CIl2-l( 0 62. 0) (i. 80 14. 4(1

48.. c111 300 71.80 5.00 10.48 I 71.50 5.66 10.50 ---Cllz 1 11 III IV 03 C4115 114-115 00.30 0.00 11.47 00.20 0.21 11.23 ITIHCOCONHCLERCH C4HI CzHs

NHCOCONHCHzCH 04H CH3 CgH NHCOCONH- NHCOCONHC0II17 /N(CHz)3NHCOCONH--NHCOCONH(CH1);III CH5 A CH3 C HnNI-IC 0 c ONH NHC 0 0 ONE 0811" /CHCH1NHCOCONH NHCOCONHCH2CH\ C4Hn 04110 CBH11NHCOCONH/ NHCOCONHC0H11 00. CH1 210217 00.00 0.22 11.15 C1H5 I 62115 00.00 0.20 11.25

CHCH4NHCOCONH NHCOCONHCH1CH 100 CH3 322-324 00.10 5.72 12.22 I 07.00 5.71 12.32 Q-CHzNHC 0 o 0 NHNHC 0 0 0 NHCH- 0113 101 253-254 05. 8.02 11.01 C8H17NI O O GONH- NHCO C ONIICgHn 65. G7 8. 87 11. 61

102 143-145 04.20 0.70 11.10 (n)I-I 1C NH-COOONH NHCOCONHC0H11 04.50 0.71 11.00

OOH5

I 11 III IV 103 f 300 50.72 5.02 12.00 LCH2NHCOCONH 004115 50.70 5.02 12.37

104 231-233 05.05 7.00 0.0? -cHz-NH-c0c0-NH- 061115 00.00 7.02 0.70

105 200-207 01.04 5.47 15.21 NH-CO-CONH-?HCH2NHCOCONH 01.00 5.30 15.23

lI-Continued -N11-o0co-N11--c11o11,-N11-o0c0N11- 107 008110 008110 147-148 70.07 0.30 1.00 3113 70.15 0.40 7.05 NHCOCONHCHCHNHCOCONH C( a) C(CH0):1

s 0H3 200211 04.42 7.40 10.30 7 04.30 7.20 10.23 H O-(]7CH -NHCOCONH 0o21-15 5 HooH,oH2-NH-o 0 o ONH-O 021-1,

1 11 111 IV 100 1111 .I 0011; 150-100 57.70 5.05 1501 l 57.74 5.00 15.10 I]1HCOCONH- CH2 $112 1711 CH7 OCH: (EH1 l NH-COCONH 110 220-230 0000 0.07 15.04 115010 NH-COCONH(CH2): NII 00.00 7.05 13.50

I 220-221 01.40 7.07 13.27 115c4o NIIC0C()-N1I(CII2)3j-/NCH3 01.44 7.03 13.20

112 204-205 02.10 0.40 10.40 -NIIC o-c ()NII\CII2TNII(()II2TNHC0O 0-1011 0. 10. 42

USE EXAMPLES EXAMPLE4" An acetylcellulose of about p. thickness was manufactured by casting a 10 strength solution of acetylcellulose in acetone, containing 1 percent (calculated relative to acetylcellulose) of the compound according to formula (79). After drying the following values were obtained for the percentage light transmisson:

Light transmission in Wavelength in mp.

not exposed exposed to light to light (lOO hours in a fadeometer 280 to 320 5 7 330 9 ll 340 20 2| 350 37 38 360 59 -59 370 75 Analogous behavior is for example shown by the compounds of formulas (23), (60) and EXAMPLE 5 A paste of 100 parts of polyvinyl chloride, 59 parts by volume of dioctyl phthalate and 0.] part of the compound of formula (26) is rolled into a film of about 0.5 mm thickness on a calendar at l45 to C. The

polyvinyl chloride film thus obtained absorbs completely in the ultraviolet range form 280 to 340 mp.

Instead of the compound of formula (26) it is for example also possible to use one of the compounds of formulaS (98), (99), (101), (102), 106) to (l l 1).

EXAMPLE 6 A mixture of 100 parts of polyethylene and 0.2 parts of the compound of formula (23) is rolled into a film on a calendar at 130 to 140C and is pressed at 150C.

The polyethylene film thus obtained is practically opaque to ultraviolet light in the region from 280 to 330mg.

Instead of the compound of formula (23) it is for example also possible to use one of the compounds of for- 6 (104), 106), (110) or 1 l 1).

EXAMPLE 7 A mixture of 100 parts of polypropylene and 0.2 part of one of the compounds of formulas (36), (71 (83), (87), (93), (101 r 107) is processed into a hide on a calender at 170C. This hide is pressed into a 1 mm thick sheet at 230 to 240C and a maximum pressure of 40 kglcm The sheets thus obtained are opaque to ultraviolet light in the region from 280 to 340 m,u.. Similar behavior is also shown by other compounds listed in the Table.

We claim: 1. A bis-oxalic acid diamide of the formula wherein A each represents:

a. a phenyl or phenyl substituted by one to two alkyl groups with one to six carbon atoms or alkoxy groups with one to eight carbon atoms;

b. a Z-methallyl group;

c. an alkyl group with one to 18 carbon atoms;

d. a dialkylaminoalkyl group with up to eight carbon atoms for each alkyl;

e. a morpholino alkyl 1-4 C) group;

f. a phenyl-alkyl l-4 C) group; or

g. an amino group,

and B represents a. an alkylene group with one to 12 carbon atoms,

b. an alkylene group with one to 12 carbon atoms interrupted by one NH-or N(alkyl)- group having one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl part, or

. phenylene or phenylene substituted by one to two chloro atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups each with one to four carbon atoms,

. naphthylene,

. diphenylene or diphenylene substituted by one to two alkyl or alkoxy groups containing one to four carbon atoms, or

wherein Z denotes hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms and X represents methylene or methylene substituted by one to two alkyl groups having a total of up to three carbon atoms or a bridge member O-, 8-, --NH-- or --SO,, and wherein at least one of the groups A and B must contain a benzene ring which is directly bonded to a -NH group according to the above formula.

2. A bis-oxalic acid diamide of the formula according to claim 2 wherein A each represents a phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted by one to two alkyl groups with one to six carbon atoms or alkoxy groups with one to eight carbon atoms and B represents an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms interrupted by one -NH or --N(alkyl)- group with one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl part.

3. A bis-oxalic acid diamide of the formula according to claim 2 wherein B represents (a) phenylene or phenylene substituted by one to two chloro atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups with one to four carbon atoms each, (b) naphthylene, (c) diphenylene or diphenylene substituted by one to two alkyl or alkoxy groups containing one to four carbon atoms, or (d) wherein Z denotes hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms, and X represents methylene or methylene substituted by one to two alkyl groups having a total of up to three carbon atoms or a bridge member O-, S, Nl-lor SO and A represents a 2-methallyl group, an alkyl group having one to 18 carbon atoms, a dialkylaminoalkyl group with up to eight carbon atoms for each alkyl, a morpholino-alkyl (1-4 C) group, a phenyl-alkyl (1-4 C) group or an amino group.

4. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 2 of formula wherein B represents a group with Z representing hydrogen, methyl or methoxy and R and R denoting a hydrogen atom, an alkoxy group containing one to eight carbon atoms or an alkyl group containing one to six carbon atoms.

5. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 2 of formula Ra Ra wherein B represents an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms or an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms interrupted by one NH or N(alkyl)- group with one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl part, and R denotes a hydrogen atom, an alkoxy group containing one to eight carbon atoms or an alkyl group containing one to six carbon atoms.

6 A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 2 of formula (Ill:

8. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula 9. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula 10. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula (l l ll NII-(J()-C()-Nll-(lll- (lllz- Nll-C()--CONII- 11. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula 12. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula 0 (Ella UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE QER'HFKQATE GE QO RRECTION Patent NO. 3: Dated August Inventor(s) CHRISTIAN LUETHI ET AL It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Column 1, under "[73]" after "AG" insert -1--- Basel, Switzerland Column 2 4, claims 2 and 3, line in each, delete "2" and substitute l Column 24, claim L, line 1, delete "2" and substitute Column 25, claims 5 and 6, line 1 in each, delete "2" and substitute l Column 25, line 45, delete "sla and substitute (3H Column 26, line 5, delete "-NH (CH and substitute NH-(CH Signed and sealed this 30th da' j of April 197M.

(SEAL) Attest:

EDWARD ILFLETCHER, JR. C. MARSHALL DANN Attesting Officer Commissioner of Patents 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent NO. 3: I Dated August Inventor(s) CHRISTIAN LUETHI ET AL It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:

Column 1, under "[73]" after ."AG." insert 7-!- Basel, Switzerland Column 2%, claims 2 and 3, line 2 in each, delete "2" and substitute l Column 2 claim line 1, delete "2" and substitute Column 25, claims 5 and 6, line 1 in each, delete "2" and substitute l Column 25, line 5, delete 31 and substitute $11 Column 26, line 5, delete "NH (CH and substitute -NH-(CH Signed and sealed this 30th dajf of April 197E.

(SEAL) 'Attest:

EDWARD I LFLETCHER'JR. C. MARSHALL DAl-IN Attes ting Officer Commissioner of Patents 

2. A bis-oxalic acid diamide of the formula according to claim 2 wherein A2 each represents a phenyl group or a phenyl group substituted by one to two alkyl groups with one to six carbon atoms or alkoxy groups with one to eight carbon atoms and B2 represents an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms interrupted by one -NH- or -N(alkyl)- group with one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl part.
 3. A bis-oxalic acid diamide of the formula according to claim 2 wherein B2 represents (a) phenylene or phenylene substituted by one to two chloro atoms, alkyl or alkoxy groups with one to four carbon atoms each, (b) naphthylene, (c) diphenylene or diphenylene substituted by one to two alkyl or alkoxy groups containing one to four carbon atoms, or (d) wherein Z denotes hydrogen or an alkyl group containing one to four carbon atoms, and X represents methylene or methylene substituted by one to two alkyl groups having a total of up to three carbon atoms or a bridge member -O-, -S-, -NH- or -SO2-, and A2 represents a 2-methallyl group, an alkyl group having one to 18 carbon atoms, a dialkylaminoalkyl group with up to eight carbon atoms for each alkyl, a morpholino-alkyl (1-4 C) group, a phenyl-alkyl (1-4 C) group or an amino group.
 4. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 2 of formula wherein B2 represents a group
 5. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 2 of formula wherein B2 represents an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms or an alkylene group having one to 12 carbon atoms interrupted by one -NH- or -N(alkyl)- group with one to four carbon atoms in the alkyl part, and R3 denotes a hydrogen atom, An alkoxy group containing one to eight carbon atoms or an alkyl group containing one to six carbon atoms.
 6. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 2 of formula wherein Z2 denotes a hydrogen atom, a methyl or methoxy group and A2 denotes an alkyl group containing one to 18 carbon atoms, a 2-methallyl group, an aralkyl group containing a benzene radical and an alkyl part containing one to four carbon atoms, a dialkylaminoalkyl group with up to 8 carbon atoms for each alkyl or a morpholino-alkyl (1-4 C) group.
 7. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula
 8. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula
 9. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula
 10. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula
 11. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula
 12. A bis-oxalic acid diamide according to claim 1 of formula 